Nov. 2nd LG polls: Governor Sule to determine APC Chairmanship flag bearers in Nasarawa —- Lawmaker

By David Odama

Ahead of the November second council polls in Nasarawa state, emergence of APC Chairmanship flag bearers are to be determine by the state governor, Abdullahi Sule.

Impeccable sources told the City Post exclusively that the final decision by any candidate to flag the APC ticket must receive the approval of the governor despite the committee constituted to screen the aspirants recommended by the Stakeholders and recommend names of the screened aspirants.

The move City Post gathered is streamline numbers of aspirants for the local government elections as well as coming up with a consensus flagbearers to ensure that the candidate anointed does not have anyone to challenge him within the party only to face opposition candidates from other political parties.

Speaking while addressing Journalists in Total Local government, member representing Toto/ Gadabuke constituency at the State House of Assembly, Hon. Mohammed Garba Isimbabi, explained that the stakeholders of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Toto LG have agreed to work with any chairmanship aspirant picked out of the three names submitted to Gov. Abdullahi Sule ahead of the Nov. 2nd, local government election in the State to fly the party ticket.

According to the lawmaker, Hon. Isimbabi, who is the Chairman, House Committee on Youth and Sports Development in the house, Governor Sule said if consensus failed, the stakeholders should forward three names for him to choose one to flag the party’s ticket.

According to him, “the statutory stakeholders of APC in Toto LGA met yesterday Friday, assessed and screened the CVs of the five chairmanship aspirants of Toto LGA. We have done justice by selecting the best three aspirants out of the five aspirants we have” the lawmaker stated.

He said that the stakeholders have agreed during its yesterday’s meeting not to go against the choice of Governor Sule for the chairmanship position of the area and that they are going to fully support the chosen one and ensure his victory at the poll.

” Today’s briefing was necessitated as a result of the follow up meeting held by APC statutory stakeholders of Toto LG to chose consensus candidate that will flag the party’s ticket.

Isimbabi added that during the APC expanded critical stakeholders meeting of the 13 Local Government Areas last week in Government House, His Excellency, governor Abdullahi Sule and the party directed that stakeholders of each Local Government Area are to select consensus candidates for chairmanship position.

” So, during our yesterday meeting, all stakeholders have agreed that we will work together for the victory of any candidate that His Excellency Gov. Abdullahi Sule pick to flag our chairmanship ticket” Isimbabi declared.

While urging the stakeholders and other members of the party to work for the victory of any APC candidate selected by Governor Sule, Hon. Isimbabi commended Governor Sule for providing good leadership in the State.

Besides, the lawmaker assuring the people of his constituency of good and sound representation at the state legislature, the lawmaker called on the people of his constituency and the State at large to support Abdullahi Sule’s administration to succeed.

” I want to assure the people of my constituency that I will continue to represent them well by providing the much needed dividends of democracy to them” he said.

He advised his people to remain peaceful and united by ensuring that the peaceful coexistence, unity and harmony in the area is highly sustained for development to thrive.